Poll

[Douglas]

This is a poll.

[Max Sinister]

Obviously something's missing here...

[sunsurf]

The hardest part of the AH.COM episodes is the html coding. Have you guys streamlined it somehow? Do you put in the codes as you're writing, or do you go back and put the codes in afterward? If the following isn't centered and bold when I post it, why not?


<B><center>PSYCHOMELTDOWN</center></B>(walks into Torqumada's lair, stands there watching for a minute.)
<center>What are you doing?</center>
<B>TORQUMADA</B> (smiles)
<P>I'm combining beer with porn into a single grand...whatever.</P>
<P>PSYCHOMELTDOWN</p>
Scratches his head, watches for a few more seconds.
<P><center>That's nice</center></P>

Okay, it didn't work. Why not?

And is this just how Psychomeltdown wants to see it?

[Max Sinister]

You have to use BB code. Similar as HTML only with [ and ] instead of < and >.

Like this: [ b] bold [/b ] (without spaces, of course).

Did you switch the options in the right way?

[Thande]

Originally Posted by sunsurf

The hardest part of the AH.COM episodes is the html coding. Have you guys streamlined it somehow? Do you put in the codes as you're writing, or do you go back and put the codes in afterward? If the following isn't centered and bold when I post it, why not?


<B><center>PSYCHOMELTDOWN</center></B>(walks into Torqumada's lair, stands there watching for a minute.)
<center>What are you doing?</center>
<B>TORQUMADA</B> (smiles)
<P>I'm combining beer with porn into a single grand...whatever.</P>
<P>PSYCHOMELTDOWN</p>
Scratches his head, watches for a few more seconds.
<P><center>That's nice</center></P>

Okay, it didn't work. Why not?

And is this just how Psychomeltdown wants to see it?

As Max says, you need square brackets.

I've written a macro that lets me use characters such as & and * for the tags and then replace them all in one fell swoop.

[sunsurf]

Thanks!

PSYCHOMELTDOWN

What are you doing?

TORQUMADA
[P]I'm combining beer with porn into a single grand...whatever.[/P]
[P]PSYCHOMELTDOWN[/P]
[P][center]That's nice]/center][/P]

[sunsurf]

PSYCHOMELTDOWN

(walks into Torq's lair)
[center]What are you doing?
TORQUMADA
I'm combining beer with porn into a single grand...whatever.
PSYCHOMELTDOWN
That's nice]/center]
PSYCHOMELTDOWN wanders away, into Thande's lair.

[B]PSYCHOMELTDOWN[B]
What are you doing?

Thande looks up at him, smiles mysteriously.
[center]THANDE
I'll let you know when I've figured it out.

[sunsurf]

PSYCHOMELTDOWN

What are you doing?

TORQUMADA
I'm combining beer with porn into a single grand...whatever.
PSYCHOMELTDOWN
[center]That's nice]/center]

PSYCHOMELTDOWN leaves, sees Dr. What in the hallway.

DR. WHAT
Now what are you looking for?

(rolls eyes)

PSYCHOMELTDOWN

Actually, I'm procrastinating.

[sunsurf]

PSYCHOMELTDOWN

wandering into Torq's lair.

Hi, there.

TORQUMADA
Taste this.

(Hands him a flask of bubbling green liquid.)

PSYCHOMELTDOWN (drinks it.)
Tastes good.

TORQUMADA
Back to the drawing board.

[sunsurf]

Okay, thanks! I think I've got the hang of it.

[sunsurf]

<b> PSYCHOMELTDOWN </b><br />
What are you going to do next? <br />
Mix those two liquids? <br />
Will they taste good? <br />
<i> Holds up one flask </i><br />
I'd like to try some. <br />
<br />
<i> Looks at the ceiling. </i><br />
I thought you were going to decorate the ceiling?<br />
<br />

[sunsurf]

<b>PSYCHOMELTDOWN</b><br />
What are you going to do next?<br />
<i>Holds up one flask </i><br />
I'd like to try some.<br />Okay.

[sunsurf]

Here we go again...

<B> PSYCHOMELTDOWN </B><BR/>
What are you going to do next? <BR>
Mix those two liquids? <br/>

<b>THANDE</B>
Yeah.<BR />
<i>Pours green goop into vial of blue goop.</i><BR/>
<B>PSYCHOMELTDOWN</B>
Cool.

[sunsurf]

Here we go again...

<B>PSYCHOMELTDOWN</B><BR/>
What are you going to do next?<BR>
Mix those two liquids?<br/>

<B>THANDE</B>
Yeah.
<i>Pours green goop into vial of blue goop.</i><BR/>
<B>PSYCHOMELTDOWN</B>
Cool.

[sunsurf]

Here we go again...forgot to change the brackets....

PSYCHOMELTDOWN [BR/]
What are you going to do next? [BR]
Mix those two liquids? [br/]

THANDE
Yeah.smiles.[BR /[
Pours green goop into vial of blue goop.[BR/]Jumps for joy.
<B>PSYCHOMELTDOWN</B>
Cool.

[sunsurf]

Still practicing with the codes.

[center]Alpha/[center]
Hi there.
smiles

[sunsurf]

Alpha

Hi, there.
smiles

[sunsurf]

ALPHA
Just wanted to practice doing this without checking my notes, is all.

smiles, runs away.

[sunsurf]

SUNSURF (smiling)
I forgot to notice the number of views this thread has been getting. Oh, well.

runs away

PSYCHOMELTDOWN
Whatever.
(rolls eyes)

(wanders away, bored)

[sunsurf]

Doing this again so I don't forget how...

It appears that having the [p] isn't really necessary here?

SWAMPHEN
Hello.

AH.COM - BRIDGE - DAY
DR. WHAT, DIAMOND, IRONYUPPIE, SWAMPHEN, LANDSHARK and LUAKEL are listening to LEO CAESIUS describe the world they're orbiting.

LEO CAESIUS
Somebody is building a canal along the Pyrenees.

DIAMOND
Isn't that a little...more trouble than it's worth?

LEO[p](giggling)
That never stopped humans before.

AMERIGO VESPUCCI
I don't care. I wanna go see it.

DR. WHAT
Let's all go down for once so we don't have to listen to anybody complain.

IRONYUPPIE
Is there porn involving canals?

DR. WHAT
We shall soon find out!